Sandy Manly is a 3-star local hotel located on Manly coast with 200 rooms in operation. The hotel slowly gained public attention and started doing well until recently. The occupancy rate are below average and the hotel itself suffers from revenue loss. Such situation is expected to change as the hotel employs new management team. Thus, this document describes a business plan of Sandy Manly hotel in the next two years when the new management team takes over as it also seeks solutions in terms of…
The Indians showed great hospitality and were very friendly towards not just Columbus but towards each other as well. Life was going great in Hispaniola which later became known as Santo Domingo. That is until France gained leverage on the western end of the island which led to the growth of two colonies in Santo Domingo, one Spanish and the other French. Both colonies brought over 1,000 slaves to work the land, so when Spain ceded the entire island to the French in 1795, these slaves had had…
and for Santo Domingo, but it simply was not getting through to others. From what started as a contemplation for opening fire on Dominican locals to President Grant wanting to annex the Dominican Republic, many found annexation to be a key part of reconstructing the south, but these tasks…
of Santo Domingo. In October 13th 1493, Columbus took 17 ships and more 1,200 men on his second voyage into the New World. They sighted the islands of Dominica (where they encountered hostile natives) Montserrat and Puerto Rico. They also revisited the settlement of La Navidad, only to find all the men had been killed. The consequence of this voyage was that on the return journey in March 1496, the people from the struggling settlement of La Isabella were moved to the new settlement of Santo…
sibling, an abusive and controlling father, and the protagonist of the story, Yunior, the one sheltered by his father and forbidden from exploring his surroundings. Yunior, his brother Rafa and their mother were just brought into the states from Santo Domingo. Both Rafa and the narrator are unfamiliar with the man they referred to as “Papi.” Once they had arrived to their new home in London Terrace, Rafa and Yunior soon became aware of the hostile environment their father creates for them. They…
In the year of 1496 Spaniards set up the first Spanish colony in Western hemisphere in Santo Domingo, which subsequently serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America. The Dominican Republic lies on the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, which was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the new world. He claimed the island for Spain and was the first permanent settlement in the New World. Hispaniola was the starting point for more Spanish exploration in the New…
The Haitian Revolution lasted for approximately thirteen years, beginning in August of 1791 and coming to an end on January 1, 1804. The Haitian Revolution is primarily renowned not only because it was the first Latin American nation to gain independence, but also because upon liberation, Haiti became the first republic to be governed by people of African descent. Furthermore, the fact that a slave rebellion was of a significant influence in the creation of this revolutionary republic sets…
beaches. Also, one of the most popular tourist places to visit. A little back ground history. Did you know that Dominican Republic was the first place reached by Christopher Columbus in 1492? Who had originally named it “La Española.” Although, Santo Domingo is also…
Columbus based his life in Lisbon from 1477 to 1485. He married a daughter of a Porto Santo governor and the Portuguese nobleman. In 1479 or 1480, Columbus’s son was born. Columbus left Portugal for Castile in 1485.It is not determined whether his wife died or left him before he left for Portugal. In 1487, he found a twenty year old orphan…
short stories to shed some light and put the reader in the shoes of an immigrant. The opening chapter Ysrael takes place in Santo Domingo, with our narrator Yunior and his brother Rafa. To me it seems Diaz put this chapter first because he was born in Santo Domingo and wanted to show the lens of how that culture behaved and how it…